Selective switching apparatus.



E. B. CRAFT.

SELECTIVE SWITCHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1912.4 1,1 17,553. Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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E. B. CRAFT.

SELECTIVE SWITCHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1912v Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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SELECTIVE SWITCHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.10, 1912.

I ,1 17,553, Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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W/fnesses: /nvenfors 4 Edward 5 Craft m by E. B. CRAFT.

SELECTIVE SWITCHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1912.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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E. B. CRAFT. SELECTIVE SWITCHING APPARATUS APPLICATION FILED AUG 10, 1912 1,117,553 Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1912.

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SELECTIVE swl'rcnrnqhrrana'rirs,

To all'who'm it may concern. =le=it known that I, EDWARD 'B. CnAi-T, citiaenx-ojf the United States, residing at r Hackensack ,.in the county of Bergen and iv-State of New Jersey, have invented a certainnew .and useful Improvement in Selectire Switching Apparatus, of which the fol- .lowingjsafull, clear concise, and exact description.

-.-:-',lliisinvention relates to telephone elfi-'-"change systems of the automatic or semima'utomatic.ltype'in which the s'electionof .l'ineSuOF t-ifllnkSfOl the extension of .tele 1 phonc-atransmission circuits is accomplished ;li. \i-:=-.mechan ical selector, switches, the object t: being-to provide an improved arrangement bf:lCllCllltSr3Ild apparatus whereby the selectia'e .opcrations may .be accurately and r speedily accomplished.

; "'pleting' connection to such selected line, and com-prises mcaus whereby a plurality of se-' 25. lcctor switches may be driven from a com- --mon-source of power, the application of I power for driving any given switch being under the joint-control of an electromagnetic mechanism common to a group of selectors,

both of such mechanisms being controlled hv a sender device over a. trunk. or connect- -ing circuitto which such switch is connected. I V a I Another object of this invention isto proride. in an automatic or semi-automatic telerphone sys cm in which the selector switches arev arranged in'grou'ps, .a driving mecha nism 1 in: which selection is accomplished, .said driving mechanism being controlled by Aomcchanisms individual to each selector witch and also hy a mechanism common to the group of selector switches.

A. feature of this invention involves the gprovision of incanswherehy the selection of; a main group of terminals may he accomplishedat a high speed, after which further selection ma v. t .ake place at a'lower speed, ithe S0lccbor..,s\\'. lt0ll being driven from a l single, source of ,powerg. and v under the con- In -a- -systern involvin such" feati1res{par ticularly where the selector switches used ant s nders: controlling mecli' .;..-\n:ohject of-this invention is the provi' IOIl' EOf-.SllIl1)l0,- Qlfi0l8llt and 60011013110111 :uneans forsclectmg an idlehnean'd for com- Specification Letters Patent. 1' P t ted o 17, 1 i4 Application filed August 710, 1912. Serial No. 714,387.

stituted without the release of; the selector controlling clutch-, -without. the. release of the selector mechanism}, ,7 v j 'In the drawings:l -I*igures 1 and 2- illustrate the" invkption in connection with, asingle selector and, a sender, h theselector being one by whiclrit is desired to select an idle'trunk 'line toa further selector. Fi 3 is a perspective view of the-selector inclu ingthe master driving-mechanism with the speed changing clutch and gearing which is common to a plurality of selectors. There is also shown in this figure one of the indi- "vidual mechanisms of this group of the selectors. All of this apparatus is shown diagrammatically inFig. 2'. Fig. 4 is ,a longi tndinal vertical section-of so much of the driving mechanismazs is common to a plurality of selectors belonging to a particular group. Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical section of the common driving'mechanism taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a side view of the driving, holding and release mechanism individual to each individual selector. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section of the indi- 1 vidual driving and release mechanism taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 isa plan view of a sequence switch as used in c0nnection with the sender-and driving mechanisms shown in Figs. -1 and 2. Figs. 9, 10, lland 12 are detail views ofthe brush car- ;rier used in the selector-shown in Fig. 2.

The 8ele6tor.-The selecting mechanism in connection with which this invention is illusarranged-to be'operated onwhat Vieknown as 1 "the panelformmf selector'multiple. This -multip1e' consists -'preferably -0f-.:strips of metal havingv ccntactpoints. spaced at regu- =lariintervals along their entire length. These seep r R ee one P. other with.

strips of insulating material between, in such manner as to form vertical banks of contacts over which the selector-contact brushes can be moved in a vertical direction, each vertical bank of contacts forming the cooperating terminals of a separate selector. The selector may comprise any desired number of sets well serve for the connection desired, ut it should be, understood thatthis invention as herein involved is not limited to suchconstruction.

In Fig. 2 a part of a bank of contacts as referred to above is indicated generall at 84. 'The set of contacts 85, 86 and 87 orm respectively the 't'ransmission and test terminals of the trunk line 303, 304 to a further selector. The brush carrier 88 carries the brushes 89 and 90 arranged to contact, res ectively, with the terminals85 and 86, and the brushes 91 arranged to contact with the test terminal 87. This brush carrier, which is shown in detail in Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12 and will be hereinafter more'specifically described, is carried by a metallic tape 92 passing around the sheave 76 of the drlving mechanism. individual to the selector and also over the pulley 93. This tape when moved by the rotation of the sheave 76 carries the brushes into position to make contact with the terminals 85, 86 and 87 of the desired trunk line, the selection being determined by the extent of the movement of the tape, the control .of which will be hereinafter fully set forth.

Briefly considered, selection is accomplished by movingthe brush carrier, which normally stands at the bottom of the first main group of contact terminals, first by I 2 Ion" steps and at a relatively high speed to 'the ttom of the main group of contacts in which the terminals of the desired line are located; .and thereafter moving the brush carrier byfshorter steps and at a relatively low speed to the top of the subsidiary group in the selected, main cup, in which the terminals of the desire line are located. The

main and subsidiary group ,having thus been selected the particular set of terminals in such subsidiary group is selected by a downward step by step movement-of the brush carrier, which downward movement may be under the control of a sender or may be an automatic search for an idle line as is herein illustrated. Y

A'sshown in Figs. 9 to 12 the brushes 89, 90 and 91 are supported on a carriage 88 slidably mounted upon a rod 94 which e rtends the entire height of the selector. TlllS carriage 88 is securely att-ached'to the metallic tape 92 by the screws 95, but is insulated tached to the part 98 and the brushes are carried by the part 97, the two parts being securely fastened together by means of the bolt 99 while the cooperating serrations 100 upon the parts 97 and 98' serve to prevent 9 their disadjustment after they have been once secured. The brushes 89, and 91 are so arranged, as will appear from F i 12, that they make mechanical contact wit one terminal before leaving the preceding one,

but owing to the inserts of insulation 101 I upon their contact faces,-do not make electrical contact with more than one terminal I at a time. These brushes moreover are arranged out of alinement with each other in order to bring them into proper relation with the set of terminals 85, 86, 87 which are arranged as will be seen from Figs. 9, 10 and 12 in staggered relation, the lower-most being terminal 87 and the upper-most being terminal 85. This relation of the terminals is necessary owing to the construction indicated in Fig. 9, where it may be seen that such terminals are formed y; rojections ,upon the conducting pieces 102 laid betweensheets of insulation 103 as is usual in the construction of selectors of what is known as the panel type. The brushes 89, 90 and 91 are pivotally mounted upon the carriage 88 as will be readily seen andare pressed into contact with the terminals 85, 86 and 87 by the s rings 109. The brushes 91 are in electricai connection through their mounting with the contact spring 104, which spring makes contact at all times with the rod upon which the carriage moves, and thereby places the brushes 91 in electrical contact with the rod 94. with which the selector test 'lead is electrically connected. The brushes 89 and 90 are each mounted upon a portion of the carriage insulated from each other and from the portion on which the brushes- '91 are mounted and each in turn is electrically connected by means of the contact springs 105 and 106. with theauxiliary rods 107 and 108 which also extend the full height of the selector and serve to connect Y the transmission circuit to the brushes 89 and 90.

nfl lherrdriving mechanism by which power iisgsuppliedfor moving the br'ush' carriert 8&;int 0-' contaettial relation" .-Iials}i 8 o 8 and v 87is shownin'Tig. 92 by "5" tliearnaster clutch mechanism 13, common to' .aijplu'ralityfof selectors; the individual= springs -41, which. are fastened atthelr'rechltchQmechaniSm 14 and the speed'changingi mechani sm 31 which is also common to wplnra'lity of selectors as indicated on Fig: 1.01:3: JEhe maste-r clutch l3,comprises a shaft -15.;mo,unted upon the uprights 16 extending iromrithebase and has in turn rotatably amounted .thereon a sleeve 18, at one end of whip -i's. the disk .19 and to the other end fi which, is. attached the gearwheel 20. This gea rwheel 20 ,is' in'permanent mesh iwitl another gearwheel' (not shown) upon a,-;.c on stantl y rotatingshaft, which may be, e and; isjpreferably, that which furnishes 2Q ;po\\ -'er1 .t T; the arious apparatus Of'tllG exfehange.,., Upon the-shaft 15 is also mounted ,the sleerefilltoone end of which is attached tlre-geiaxfn'he el 22 and to the other end of w hich isattached the disk 23: The disk 23, 2519f soft iron or other magnetic material,

forms the armature of the electromagnet' 25 r'nountedfupon the base 17 and surround-l ing theshaft 15 and the sleeve 18; The disk-- l9 whichdsformed of brass or other non- SiQpmagne p inaterial, is'pro 'videdwith a fric ti n surZaCeZG arranged to oppose andco- ;-gperate.with the,friction surface '24 upon the ceiitralpo'rtion of the disk-orarmature ,23; The' circ'ular' pole-piece 27 surrounds 1 sk l9 and when the electromagnet 25 is ,.epj ergi zed it attracts the disk 23 which moves freely upon the shaft 15 and brings t hodi sksilfi) and 23 into intimate f rictional ,con tact,"eausing the rotation of the disk Theferran'gement of the disks 19 and 23 .Withrspect to the pole-piece 27 is such that the disk 23 is attracted, its pe- Jigiyiheriv willbe closely adjacent to the pole- ,pieee in order that it may be firmly held in contact with the disk 19, but. will not be iinjactual co nti rct with the pole-piece itself. Theg e'arwheel 2'2 meshes with the gearwheel; 2 8"fixed upon the shaft 29, also mounted upon the uprights 16. This shaft 29, has attached to one end a'clutch member. 30"ar| 1a;riged to cooperate with a second clutchanembenk? of the speed reducing ;ec h anism 31. lpon the shaft 29 arealso rnlilintedgthe eon'uuutators 33 and 34. The 'comm'utator 33 cooperates with the conftqcts 35, irlt'i-"and" serves to make and break thef'circuit between these contacts once for mutat'or 34 similarly cooperates with; the

, ,tifbryfeuohition of-the shaft 29. "The comheyolutioii ofthe shaft:- llhe relation fthe:

" i mu e-and breakof 1am meme between contact S1 35 an'df36, 37 end ;38,- Ifespecti,vely,

ithithtermi-fili- Y it sh aft 29; has 'coiiperating therewith the? arm f" c onta cts a lid 38-inmake 'andalso break; thgqcirkiixit' between these contacts at'each in the description of the. operation of the system? :Ih'e d sk. 32), which; is a [so mounted" on-the 40' mouiitediu'upon the shaft ,ZD andheId in partieularQrelation to the disk '39 'by "the speetive ends to the disk and the arm.- This arm 40 cooperates with the armature 42 of the stop magnet 43 to stop the rotation of the disk 39 when the magnet 43; has been deiaiergized, but to permit a slight overrun by the disk.39 due to .the extension of the springs 41, which over-run will, however,

be corrected and the disk39 broughtback into proper position by the contraction of the springs 41. (.oiiperating with a' notch LLupori the disk 39 is afpau'l if mounted u'pon'the base 17 and so arranged that upon therei/erse movement of the disk 39, due to the con traction of the springs 41, the dislt' .39'1nay not by any mischancemove too farin the reverse direction. Bym'can's'of th 'arnr lO andthepau'l 45 the 'disk*39' when stopped by the armature 4-3 will alwa ys'comc'to' rest in precisely the sameposition. Thearmature 42, \\"lll(.h,.lS normallyln a retracted position,'due to thetensionof the retracting spring 16, operates when attracted fonpurposes hereinafter-set forth to' clpsethe contacts 47 antL-iS, which are niounte(l"upon .an extension i-9,from thehase l'ffinsulated from each other and from tlieekte'risi'ori'49.

The speed changing mechanism 5 31 comprises the gear-wheel 51- aihxed to the shaft 52, mounted upon the uprights ll'rwlncn gearu'heel I31 mesheswith the'g arwheel53 upon the shaft 29. Also affixed to the shaft fr! is a gearwhcel 54' which'mesheswith the 'gear wlmel allixed to asleere-iiti mounted,

but freely rotatable, up n the-shaft'57. This gear-wheel :35 carries a pawl 58 cooperating with the ratchet whee 5! ailixed b0 the shaft 57. I I

Upon the end of the shaft 57 is mounted the sleere 60 longitudinally movable upon said shaft 57. To one end of the, sleeve 60 is' attached the clutch member 39 cotiperating with the clutch n cmberBO- upOn t e shaft 2!), and upon theother. end is;a( ljustably mounted the disk 6] forming the "armhture of the electromagnet G2 which surrounds the shaft 7 and the sleeve 60. The adjustable mounting of the disl; (3-1 comprises the threaded portion of the sleei'effit), the set screw (33 and the" adjusting ring '64, By this means the disk (31 ma y he"so positioned that upon the energization of the electromagnet iizit iu Lean-bu le loselyadjaent to the circular polepiece 65* of 'the electromagnet,

.tlnaehy foreing the (amen hieifnherl 35? into zation of the magnet 62 the .disk 61 will be moved away from the pole-"piece 65 and the clutch member 32 out 0 cooperative relation with the clutch member 30 by the action .of the spring 66. This spring 66 has one end abutting against a portion of the electromagnet 62, and the other end against the adjusting ring ('34 in such amanner as to move the sleeve 60 longitudinally upon the shaft when the 'electromagnet 62 is denergized. A portion of the sleeve 60 extends'lon gitudi nally of the shaft 57 and is keyed into=a recessed portion of the collar '67 fastened to the shaft 57. By this means the sleeve 60, although longitudinally movable upon the shaft 57, is not-able to rotate without.ro-

tating the shaft, 57correspondingly. It will, therefore, beseen th'attheopration oflthe clutch 13 by the energizationtof the, electromagnet will cause the shaft 57 to, revolve as the shaft 29 revolves, either through the reducing gearing 53., 5'1, 54, 55 and the pawl and ratchet 58, 59, or directly through the clutch members 30, 32 depending upon the operative condition of the speed changing clutch- 68. The gearing referred to, and which will be called the speed'reducing gearing, is so 'constructed'that when the speed changing clutch 68 is not operated the shaft 57 will revolve but one-tenth as fast as the shaft 29., The shaft 57will, however, revolve -at the same speed as the shaft 29 when the speed changing clutche68is oper-' ated. Upon the shaft 57 are fixed at proper intervals, as shown on' Fig. 3, the gearwheels G9 which transmit power to the individual clutch mechanisms 14, but one of which is shown, however, in this figure.-

Indieidual dririny mechanism.-The individual driving mechanism comprises the shaft 70 to one end of which-is allixed the gearwheel 71 which meshes with the gearwheel 69, above referred to, vupon the main driving shaft 57. Adjacent to the gearwheel 71, and also affixed to the shaft is the disk 72 of soft iron, or other-magnetic material, which forms the armature of the electromagnet 73, which whem energized attracts the disk 72 to move'the shaft 70 so that the clutch member 74 fixed on the other end of the shaft is moved into cooperative relation with the clutch member. 75, fastened .to the sheave 76 around which the metallic tape 92 is adapted to pass. This sheave 76 has set in the periphery thereof projectin pins 77 which coiiperate with the holes in t e metallic tape 92 to prevent the tape slipping upon thesheave. The shaft 70 is normally held in a position in which the clutch member 74 is out of coiiperative relation with the clutch member by means of the spring 78, as is plainly shown on Fig. 7.

c The inner rim of the sheave 76 is made to form a ratchet by having cut therein the tee Cooperating with these teeth 79 is nu 1v.

the armature 80 of the electroinagnet 81 by the energization ofwhich the armatuieis adapted to be attracted to remove the'projecting piece 82 upon the armature 80 out of cooperative relation with the teeth 79.

The armature 80 is normally held retracted and the projecting held in engagement with the-teeth 79 y the spring 83. The movement of the sheave 76, therefore, de-

sheave and tape into any givenpositien they 1 maybe prevented from'returnmg bythe projection 82 upon the armature 8O the control of the release magnet:8 1.l

Sequence switclafTo-f controlq the 31 3' circuits? at the various parts of. thQa sys-f tem,'which local circuits -mu st lfbeestablished 'in definite order;atsuccessive-sta es of'the operation, to bring into'se'rvitdi er-.

ent devices or parts asj]desired, there are i used automatic switching a pliances which are termed sequence switc es; There, is, for example,-a sequence lswitch associated with the senderjmechanism, a L sequence switch amociated with 1 the master drivin mechanism and'a se hence-switch; associa with each individua driving mechanism as is indicated upon Figs. 1 and 2 offthe draw ings. These sequence switcheslieach consist of a movable switch 1 operating member, a

number of circuit-changesbem made in sequence as sa d member -lsinove 'from one position to another; an electromagnet and a constantly rotating source of power, the

connection of which with the moyablelmemher is. controlled byy l-said. magnet. for ad-' vancing said movable member. -In each position to which the movable member of the sequence switch is advanced a set of circuits is established by which a given 0 eration of the device'under control is ma e possible, and atthe same time another circuit is established whereby the controlling ma et .of theiig'guence switch may be actuate so that the uence switch will then be automatically a vanced to the next position in which a new:set of circuits is established in orderto brin about a new operation or electrical condition of the device .or devices under control" and so on.

In the'form of sequence switch mechanism shown in 8, andv diagrammatically shown bn Figs 1 and 2, .173 is a gearwheel driven by aeonstantlyrotating shaft, not

shown. This gearwheel 173 is fixedupon a J shaft 171 mountedupon' a'base 172 and having at the end opposite the gearwheel 173,- a disk 1740f brassor other non-magnetic material. Adjacent to the disk 174 is a disk 176 fixed on the shaft 177and-forming the :armature of the clutch magnet 178. This disk 176 is formed of soft iron or other magnetic materialand has on the face thereof adj aeent' toithedisk,174 a friction surface of suitable material; 179' cooperating with a similar friction-surface lliinpon the disk 174, Upon-theenerg-i'zation of, the electro 5 magnet 178 the. disk l'iti-will be drawn adjacent to the circular ole-piece 1 80 of the electremagnet,"andwil be brought into intimatefric'tional contactwith thedisk 174 which is constantly rotating andthe two 0 disks'will, therefore, rotate together. Upon the. shaft 1'i7ais alsofixed' a v.geaiwvheel 181 avhichmeshes with=tbe gearwheel 182 fixed on a shaft-184 which is mounted/one base 183; On this shaft 1 18;} are fixed. the cam "whee'ls 185, made of. insulation, upon the outer rim of which areformed the cam surfaces 186 which coiiperate with the contact springs-188 to form "suchsprings into and out of-contactual relat-i'cn- \vith the various 20 contact springs 187; and 189 as the cam wheels 185-revolrepthe movement of" the springs 188 depending. upon- .the ,formation and positionfof-the cam surfzces 186 upon the cam wheels."

Fastened upon one end of the shaft'184 is a stop-wheel. 190. formed-with notches upon its periphery in which the projecti0n 191 I upon the armature 192 ofthe .electr )magnet 193 is adapted to rest when said armature is so i'jetract-ed' to s'topthe rotation of the shaft gromptly-and accurately when the position esired has been reached andl 'the\'ele ct'rospring 19% serves: to, retract .;the armature "l92upon the den'ergization of the electro- .magnet 193.

In Figs. '1 and 2 switch springs ofthesequence switch are 10' not; shown in-theirraetualzarriingement, but

' are'so located'as'to give a clear arrangement.

of the circuits," the operating cam wheels not being shown. fl'lhe positions of the ro-,

t-ary element of each sequence switch in which any ofits contacts, except the rc-.

spec'tive s e'cial contacts 291, 391 and 491., 'areelose are indicated by the numbers M pl'acedadjacent to such contacts; each con-. tact being open in all positions except those 56 is open inall other PQsitions. Inthe case of the special contacts-referred to the num hers are placed on'thc opposite side of the sfivitchlevexf from-the contact anvil and indi- 7 cute the positions inwhioh the contact" .60 open, this contact-d eing c osed continuously while 5 the rot-arty element oft-the sequence switch is in transit 'am-l-h'etween thepos1 tionsimlicated. In all positions tlie 'nu'mbers of which appear adjacent to the special contacts these contacts are open to permit siiich, for eXamplc, as that diagrairim' .ratus comprises. wa pluraiity of conti contacts2-J0, 230, respectively. T li'ese seginents are governed in their return to. normal which comprise a full]: diagrammatic showing ofith'eanvention the 303, 30-1 or other similar conductors.-

the respectivesequence switch. to: ifoni rest in'the positions so indieated.

blending ia'ccfiea'lsmfi llie selector shown ma be controlled by sending appahatu's f illustrated in Fig; 21. .As Shown, th i 221,".231; a sequonce switcl 251; a stepping relay QPSg-a icutotf. relay:282 anda starting Ckej The controllers :21; 231, which fnay,be ot any preferred eonstructioiilantl operated by any suitable means, are for's'iinphczty shown. as comprising manually-set segments mounted at 22 3, controlling T position, under the influence of springs 22! by the escapement pawls 227 \-'liicheooperatehvith thc teeth 22-2 upon I theseginents 222. These pan-ls 227 are moved in one direction by the electromagnets 228 and 238 and in the other direct on by the retracting springs 229, and are so arrangedtha't for each oscillation ofthe pawls the segments 222 will be allowed to return the distance of one tooth. The controllers 22 1 ',"231 in the construction shown are set by means of the handles 925, until the pointer. upon" the handle is" adjacent to; the number 'offftli'e' "group ,in-which it is desired that an idle line.

be found, to extend the transmission circuit. In thoprescnt showing the controller 221 serves to indicate-and control 'the' s ele'ct'ion found.

fQpemtzom-Fgs. 1 and 2 show diagrammiitically-an embodiment of the invention eluding a sender apparatus and a trunk selector. In thesefigures the telephone t'ra nsifgiission circuit 201,202: is shown conne'cted by some selecting means, of common or well known design, to the trunk conductors: 301, no 302 at the contacts '305,.306.- Thesetrunk conductors 301, 302 lead to a selecting mechanism by which such telephonetransmission circuit may be extended to the conductors T he selector associated with the conductors 301, 302 shown-in Fig. 2is one in which fit is desired to select an idle trunk'ofa cersender leads to the circuit 201, 202 may be either permanent or temporary as may be preferred, but' since this connection forms no part of this invention it is only diagrammatically indicated as at 211, 212.

Taking up now the description of the operation of the various parts shown in extending a connection through the selector shown in Fig. 2, the telephone circuit 201, 202 will be assumed to have been connected through any suitable switching means to the conductors 301, .302 through the contacts 305, 306. At this time the sender leads 213, 21-1 are connected at the points 211, 212 to the telephone circuit 201, 202.

' In order to accomplish a further selection whereby the telephone circuit may be extended to a=suitable idle trunk line through the selector shown in Fig. 2, the controllers 221, 231 are set to indicate the respective main and secondary groups in which the desired idle line is to'beselected. For example, if the main group in which such line the desired line is to be selected is the third in such fourth main-group the controller 221 having been properly set the controller 231 will be moved until the pointer upon the handle 225 is adjacent to the figure 2.

. Both controllers having been set it now only remains for the operator to depress the starting button 271. It should be understood that this starting button, although herein shown as an independent contact device may equally well, in constructions in which this invention is involved, be represented when convenient in-a contact operated by some part of the sending apparatus, moved after all of the controllers necessary .for selection have been set.

circuit from battery 212, conductor 277,'se- .quence switch contact 295, conductors 276 and 274, sender sequence switch clutch mag net 178 and stop magnet 193 to ground and back' to battery. This energizes the clutch and stop magnets, withdrawing the stop pawl and causes the continuously rotating shaft with which the clutch is associated to drive the switch from rest into its first position. As has been heretofore noted the special sequence switch contact 291 serves to insurethe movement of the sequence switch fully-to the position desired even though the original energizing circuit for the sequence switchis broken as the sequence switch compose it closes a circuit from batterv 243 170 mences to move, and to accomplish this purthrough resistance 217, sequenceswitcli 291,

conductor 274, sequence swlitch nagnets 178, 193 and ground backto iba'ttery, at all times energizing circuit have been opened and the sequence switch contacts 293 and 296 closed. As indicated by the figure adjacent to the sequence switch contact 293,"this contact is closed just before the opening of the contact 292 for the purpose of continuing the energizat ion of the cut-off relay '282 over the following circuit, battery 242, relay 282, conductor 218, sequence switch contact 293, conductor 280, contacts 220 of controller 221, conductor 281, contacts 230 of controller 231 to ground and back to battery. The contacts 220 and 230 of controllers 221 and 231 it will be noted have been closed by the dis-.

placement of the controllers. The sender is now in readiness for the first or main group selection.

Prior to the energization of the relay 282 a circuit existed from the battery 241 through the-relay 286, high resistanoe'216, sender lead 214, contact 212, conductor 202, contact 306, conductor 302, individual sequence switch contacts 309, high resistance winding 310 of the line nelay 311, conductor 301, contact 305, conductor .201, contact 211, sender lead 213- and ground back to battery. /The current in this circuit, however, due to the inclusion of the high resistance 216 and the fact that the. Winding 310 of the relay 311 is of'high resistance, is insufiicient to energize either the relay 286 or the relay 311. However, upon the pulling up of the arn'ia-ture 283 of relay 282 a shunt is closed around the high resistance 216 and sufiicient current thereupon 'passes through ice the circuit traced, to energize the relay 311,

.of the winding 310 is still included in the circuit.

Upon the energization "of the relay 311 the armature 312 is attracted and closes a circuit from the battery 313 through the armature 312 and its front contact conductor 314, the closed contacts 315 of the offnormal switch 316, controlled by the procetion 317'upon the metallic tape 92, con uctor 318, individual sequence switch contact 319, clutch magnet 178, stop magnet 193 of the individual sequence switch 351 and iii backto battery. The energization ofithe ope'rating magnets 178 and 193 of the itiditidual sequence switch 351 causes it to a a'ie ama rest or zero position to its first position, the special individual sequence wi ch cont-act 391 serving as did the sender sequence sii-itch contact 291 to insure the nroijeinent of the sequence switch 351 fully intolits first position. Upon this movement o be "sequence switch 351 the sequence s co'iitactsfiltl and 390 are opened and tlie is'eq'r'ince switch contacts 320, 321, 32-2, :'{3, 324-,325,'326 and 3:27 are closed all for "which will hereinafter appear.

i s The individual sequence switch contact 326 1c sesa circuit from the battery 328 through conductor 3329, release magnet 81, conductor "i'ndhidual sequence switch contact 331 igroi'indiback to battery to energize the ise'magnet 81, and the contact 3:27 closes etiit' from battery 332 through conducjiS- [individual clutch magnet 73 and ad; to battery. As long, therefore,

i as tlieinduldual sequence switch contacts BZ iand' 327 remain closed the sheave 76 of "thei'ndiv'idii'al driving mechanism is coupled dr ji gl'shaft 57, and the release magnet 81 nergized'to withdraw the projection 82 'armature 81 from Contact with the i 'llie closure of theindividual sequence w, switch contacts 321, 322 and 323 has closed iiirit'c'ircuit between the conductors .301 2025mm the 'l'llgll resistance winding 310 off] the line relay 311 which includes the 'tiding' 33 4 of the line relay- 311 which i riidingisfof comparatively low resistance. This' ishunt circuit may be traced from the 40. 1condiiptor301, sequence switch contact 321,

;win'( 1iiig'334 of the line relay 311, individual 'fsequenc'e switch contact 322, conductor 335, 'fjwinding 401 of the selecting relay 402, con- ..itl k torif ttltifmaster sequence switch contact 45,',4Q4 commutator contacts 36, conductor IAOSQY individnal sequence switeh'contact 323 ,1 toithe' conductor 302. Theclosure of this shuntleii'cuit through the winding 33%- of the ffQlinqi-eh v 311 maintains the line relay 311 'fififencrgize'd, energizes the selecting relay 402 l,f and allows snfiicient current to pass to enen gi'ze the stepping relay 2% at the sender upana-ms; current for these various relays bein supplied from the battery 241. The

' feneigization of the relay 402 attracts the :n'llniture 400 and closes a circuit from the c battery 4 7 through the arnuitnre 406 and bits 'front contact, master sequence switch contact 408; conductor 109, operating magqaiets 178 and 193 of the master sequence s\\" itch 451 and ground back to battery. I '.|hiscircuit energizes the master sequence switch magnets I78 and 193 and causes the sequence switch to more from rest or zero position a total of two steps into its second l t ln'ough the individual clutch to the master position, the special master sequence switch contjzict in this case being closed in the fiISt POSItIOH', so that the sequence switch when once moved from rest or zero -position again closed the shunt circuit above referred to, including the winding 334 of the line relay 311 and have thereby caused the deenergization and rei nergization of the stepping relays 230 for purposes hereinafter described. ln order to prevent the relay 402 releasing during the. movement of the sequence switch from rest to position 2 when the above circuit is opened at sequence switch contact 101 the sequence switch contact 414 is closed in position 1 of the master sequence switch to close a local circuit from battery 115, contact 414, winding 116 of relay 402 and ground back to battery.

Upon the energization of the relay 286 by the closure of the shunt circuit around the high resistance winding 310 of the line relay 311 a, circuit. was closed from the battery 244 through the magnet 228 of the controller 221, sequence switch contact 2-97, armature 2870f the stepping relay 286 and ground back to battery. The closure of this circuit energized the ma gnct '21'8 which attracted its armature and moved the oscillating pawl 29-7 to release the segment 222 a halfstep. The subsequent dei nergization of thestepping relay 286 due to the momentary opening of the master sequence switch contact 404 caused the dei nergization of the magnet 228 due to the opening of the circuit to such magnet at the armatnr e 287. The deeucrgization of the magnet 328 allows its armature to retract and the pawl 22? is again retracted under the action of the spring 32%) to rclcase the segment 22; another half step.

The master scquencc switch 151 having reached its second position, the sequence switch contact -'l0t is again closed and the shunt circuit around the high resistance winding 310 of the line relay 311 again established. permitting the ret nergization of the stepping relay 286. which again attracts its armature and closes the circuit to the cent thereto upon the drawing. '.lhis closed a circuit from the battery 411 through the elec' tromagnet of the speed changing clutch 68,

sequence switch contact 410 and ground backend position it closed the sequence switch contact 413'. The closure ofthe sequence switch contact- 412 at the time-the sequence switch contact 408 was opened completed a circuit from the battery 407, armature 400 and its front contact, sequence switch contact 412, stop magnet 43 and'ground back to battery. The stop magnet 43 having been energized by the closure of this circuit attracts its armature 42 thereby closing a circuit through the contact springs 47,48 which -may be placed from the battery 417, master clutch magnet 25, contacts 47, 48 and ground back to battery. At the same time the energization of the magnet 43 has removed the stop formed by its armature from in front of the stop arm 40-. The closure of the circuit through the master clutch magnet 25 couples the shaft 29 through the gearing shown with the constantly rotating shaft l5. The shafts 29 and 57 will now move together and at the same rate of speed being irectly coupled by the energization of the clutch 68, and the sheave 76 will revolve owing to the energization of the individual clutch magnet T3. This will cause the metallic tape 92 to move and the brush carrier 88 will be elevated one step over a large group of terminals at a relatively high speed, in which step the contact brushes will pass over the .contacts of an'entirc main group of trunk line terminals. The rotation of the shaft 29 has moved the disk 33 so that the shunt circuit around the high'rcsistance Winding 310 of the line relay 311 is the high resistance winding 310 of therxline relay 311 at the contacts 35, 36 has again, as

before, caused the deenergization of the step- ,pingngelay 286, which againcauses the deenergization of the magnet 228 allowing-the segment 222 to complete a second step. As the shaft 29 continues to rotate a circuit is again made through the metallic portion of the disk 33 to close the shunt circuit around the high resistance. winding 310 of the line relay 311 and upon slightly further rotation of the shaft 29' the localenergizing-circult of the selecting relay 402 through the wlndmg 416 thereof is openedzby' the contacts 37, 38 coming upon the insulating p'ortion- 421 of the disk 34. Iflat this stage of the operation the high resistance 216.re-

mains shunted by the armature 283 of the cut-off relay 282, the rotation of the shafto29 and the consequent elevation ofthe brush carrier at the same relatively high speed will be continued until the brushes have passed over a second main g'roup of contacts forming the terminals of the trunk lines, during which movement the segment 222-has been returned another step toward normal due to the operation of the various relays as described in connection with the first movement of the contact carrier. When, however, the .segment 222 of the controller 221 has reached its normal condition due to the stepping operation controlled from the driving mechanism, which will be, in the case assumed, after four make and 'break impulses have been sent'back from the selector over the connecting circuit, in the course of which the contact carrier has moved three relatively longste s and passed over three main grou s of contact terminals,

the contact 220 will e immediately opened and the cut-off relay 282 thereby deia'ner gized. This will permit the retraction of the armature 283 which will open the shunt around the high resistance 216. -When now the rotation of.the shaft 29 has caused the opening of the "local energizing circuit through the winding 416 of the selecting relay 402 and has again closed the shunt circuit around the highresistance winding310 of the line relay 311, insufiicient current will pass through the winding 401 of the selecting relay 402, due tothe presence in the circuit of the high resistance 216, to maintain said selecting relay 402 energized and its armature 406 will be retracted closing a circuit from the battery 407, sequence switch contact 413, conductor 409, operating magnets -178 and 193 of the master sequence switch 451 and ground back to battery which will cause the sequeacel switch to move from Y 'its second position into its third position.

The movement of the sequence switch- 451 into its third" position opens amon others the sequence switch contacts 410 and 412. The opening of the front contact of selecting r'elay 402 has caused the deenergization'of the stop magnet 43 which, when the disk 39 is about to reach its normal position or position at rest allows the armature 42 to be retracted, opening the circuit to the master clutch magnet 25 at the contact springs 47, 48 andstopping the rotation of the shaft 29 by obstructing the movement 130 the master clutch 13. The opening of the sequence switch contact 410 has. just as the sequence switch reached its third position. opened the" circuit to the speed changing clutch s. It should be noted that. as indicated. the sequence switch contact 110 doesnot open until just as the sequence switch reached its third position. These operations have brought the contact carrier tempoi-arily 00 rest and the cooperative relations bctweeuthe stopping disk 39. the stop .arnr40 and t-he a-rmature 42 of the stop magnet 43 have assuredthat the contact carrier has been stopped accurately in position.

at the bottom of the main group in which the desired line is to be selected.

At the same time that' the retraction of the armature 283 of relay 9.82 by including the high resistance illffiagain in the selecting circuit brought the selector to a stop as just dcscribed, a circuit was closed from the battery-242. armature "284a and back contact. sender sequence switch contact 296,

-' conductor 2i'6,'conduc -tor 274. operating magnets 178 and 193 of the 'sender sequence switch -L51 and ground back to battery. .The

cnergization of the magnets 17S and 193 of the sender sequence switch 251thereupon cause the sequence switch to more from its first position toits second position. .As the sequence switch is moving from its first to its second position the sequence switch contact 29%.is closedand since the contacts-330 are closed. due to the fact that the controller 231 has been set. a circuit is established from battery 24'). cutofi' relay 2S2. conductor 218, sequence switch contact 29%, conductor .5281. contacts 230. and-ground back to battcry- This circuit energizes the cutoff relay 3 which immediately at-t-racts'it-sarmature just before the sequence switch reachcs its second position. The closing of the sequence-switch contact 2 between the first and second positions of the sender sequence switch is to prevent the establishment at this time of an energizing circuit for the sender sequence switchlol, through the armature 2 4. its back contact. and the sequence switch contact 296. The movement of the sender sequenceswitch 251 from first to second position has opened the sequence switch contacts 293 and 297. and has closed the sequence switch contact-"29S. and the magnet JQS is not'in condition to be 'con-.

trolled by the stepping relay 386 over the circuit including battery 2&5. magnet -238. sequence switch contact 298. armature and contact 287. and ground back to battery.

The energization of thecutoti relay 282 as the sequence switch 251 reached its secend position has .again closed the shunt around the high resistance 216 at the armature 283. The closure of this shunt allows su'fiicient current to pass to again energize the selecting relay 40;. over the circuit inoperating magnets 17S and 193 of-thc-Qim I t-er sequence switch 151. The m ast'er sequence switch 451 thereupon moves from its third position into itsv fourth position, opening the sequence switch contact 408 ind closing the sequence switch contacts 41:? and 413, these-quence switch contact 12 being" closed' justbefore the sequence switch reaches its fourth position as indicated upon the drawing. The sequenceswitch contact 412 in closing'has again established'a ciiicuit from battery 407. through the armature iOG and its front contact to the stop magnet t3. which as before, upon being energized. attract-s its armaturel to permit the disk 39 to revolve and to close the circuit for the master clutch magnet 25 at the contacts 47. -18. The shaft .29 is thereupon again caused to revolve. driving with it, but at a speed only onertenthas fast as bef0re..the shaft 57. the speed-reducing clutch ("-8 being now unenergized and power. is transmitted from the shaftj29 to the shaft- 57 by means of the reducing. gearing 51, 5%

and the pawl and ratchet mechanism 58, 59. The brush carrier 88,,mounted on the metallic tape 92. will therefore be moved, but at a relativel low speed and for each rotation of the. shaft 29' will pass over but a single secondary group of trunk line terminals.

In the rotation of the shaft 29 the intermittent break and make of the shunt around the'high resistance winding 310 of the line relay .311 is again produced as in the former selecting operations. there being a sin le break and make for. each rotation of tie shaft 29. Similarly the local energizing circuit for the winding 416 of the selecting relay 402 is made and broken at each revolution of the shaft 29 to maintain the select- 1 ,ing relay 402 energized until the'shaft has rotated to the. proper position. It will be noted, however, that in the second selecting operation no preliminary break and make of the shunt circuitby the sequence switch contact 40; occurred as was the case in the first selecting operation. This. is for the reason that while the selection of a subsidiary group in a. main group is from the bottom to the top of such group the selection ofa. particular line in a secondary group IS from the top contacts in this group downwardly until suchdine is found. That 18 to say, if the line to be selected is, for exam le, in the third secondary group of the main group, no long step of the brush carrier at the relatively high speed should be made, since three short steps at the relatively low speed will bring the brush carrier to the top of the third secondary group in' such first main group. Similarly, in the case first assumed in which the line desired is located in the fourth main group and the third secondary group in such main group, three long steps at a relatively high speed were taken which caused the contact carrier to pass over three main groups and brought it to rest at the. bottom of the fourth main group in which the line desired is located. Thereafter, three short steps at a relatively low speed will bring the contact carrier to the top of the third secondary group, and selection will be made from that point downwardly, contact being made with each suc-- ceeding set of terminals until the desired line in such secondary group is found. This method of operation involving a preliminary break and make of the circuit in shunt of the high resistance winding 310 of the line relay 311 at the beginning of the high speed selection of a main group of terminals is necessary in order that the controllers governing both high speed and low speed selection may be uniform in structure and operation, the preliminary break and make producing a full idle step of the main group controller 221 which idle step compensates for the fact that the high speed selection is to the bottom of the desired main group of terminals, whereas low speed selection is to the top of the desired secondary group of terminals. v

While the contact carrier is passing over the three secondary groups to reach the top of the secondary group in which the line desired is to be found, the shaft 29 has been making-three complete rotations and has caused the stepping relay 286 to energize and deenergire the magnet 238 to allow the segment 222 of the controller 231 to again come to normal position. This has immediately opened the contacts 230 and the cut-ofi relay 282 is thereupon again decncrgized and releases its armatures. This has opened the shunt around the high resistance 216 and when the local energizing circuit for the Winding 416 of the selecting relay 402 is again opened by the further movement of the commutator 34 insufficient current will pass from battery 241 over the selecting cirtop of the secondary group in which the line with some subsequent call.

In passing, however, from the fourth position to normal position the master sequence switch 451 momentarily closes the master sequence switch contact 422. The closure of this contact establishes a circuit from the battery 423, sequence switch contact 422, conductor 336, individual sequence switch contact 324, conductor 337, operating magnets 178, 193 of the individual sequence switch 351 and ground'back to battery. The energization of these magnets 178 and 193 causes the individual sequence switch to move fromits first to its second position and in so doing it opens the sequence switch contacts 322, 323, 324, 325, 3-26, 327, 331 and closes the sequence switch contacts 338, 339 and 341, the sequence switch contact 338 being closed just before the seouence switch reaches its second position and being maintained closed in its second position. The individual mechanism haslnow released the master mechanism and is ready to test for and select an idle'line in the secondary group, the top set of contacts of. which the contact brushes are nowin' co tact with.

When the cut-01f relay 282 was dener gized, due to' the opening of the contacts 230, and retracted its armatures, the circuit was again closed for the operating magnets 178 and 193 of the sender sequence switch 251 from the battery 242 through the armature 284, back contact and the sequencer switch contact 296. This caused the sender sequence switch to move from its second position again into its n rmal position, and

thereupon restored all of the 'sender sequence switch contactsto their normal condition.

When the individual sequence switch 351 in moving into its second position closed the contact 338 it established a circuit for the marginal test relay 342 over the test conductor 343 connected with the test con tact 87 of the set of contact terminals upon which the contact'brushes are now'resting.

At the distant end of the test conductor 343,'and correspondingly with the test conductor of each of the other trunk lines, a

battery 344 is connected through a resistance 345. The relation of the marginal test relayto the current from the battery 344 is adjusted that if the line tested is idle,

that is, if no other relay similar to the testnected to the test conductor 343. If on the otherhand, the trunk line tested is already in use, a relay similar to the test relay 342 will be connected to the test conductor 343, and insutiicient current will pass through the marginal test relay 342 to energize it.

'Assumingfirst that the line tested is idle, a 'ircuit will be established from the distant battery 344 through the resistance 345, 'test conductor 343, contact terminal'87, test brushes'.9l, conductor 347, sequence switch contact 338, marginal testrelay 342 .and ground back to battery, The marginal test relay .will thereupon attract its armature 346 and upon the closure of the sequence switch contact 339 when the individual seuenceswitch reaches its second position a circuit will be closed from the battery 348, through sequence switch contact 339, -armature 346 and its front contact, conductor 337, operating magnets 178 and 193 of the individual sequenceswitch 331-and ground back to battery. This will cause the individual sequence switch to move from its second'position into its third position, and

c in so doing open the sequence switch contacts 309, 321, 339' and 341 and close the sequence switch contacts 331, 349, 350, 352 and 353; The sequence switch contacts 349 and 350 will, however, be closed just before the sequence switch reaches its third position and before the sequence switch contacts 309 and 338are opened. A circuit will thereupon be established from the distant battery 344 through the resistance 345, test conductor 343, test contact terminal 87, test contact brushes 91, conductor 347, sequence switch contact 350, winding 334 of the line relay 311, sequence switch contact 349 and ground "back to battery. This circuit will energize the line relay and maintain it energizedafter the sequence switch contact 309 has opened the circuit of the high resistance winding 310 of this relay. Itshould noted that the relay 311 having been once energized will remain energized by current through the winding 310 from the battery 34] even though; the shunt around the high resistance 216 be opened and it will only occur upon the opening of the sequence switch contact 309 and the energizing circuit of the winding 334 at thesame time that the relay 311 will be denergized. The

closure of the sequence switch contacts 352 and 353 has completed the telephonetransmission circuit 301, 30-2 to the contact brushes 89, 90 and thence through the contacts 8:3, 86 to the trunk conductors 303 and 304, selection and connection having been completed.

The return of the apparatus to normal is brought about by the openingo'f the circuit of the distant battery 344 connqzted with the test conductor 343. of the trunk-line which may beaccomplisl eitl in any suitable manner when connection has ceased. This de'cuergizes the relay 311 since the energizing circuit of both windings are now open which permits the retractioi of its armature 312 and closes a circuit from the battery 313 through the armature312 at its back contact, conductor 354;sequence switch contact 3:20. operating magnets 178, 1930f the individual sequence switch 351 and ground back to battery. The closure of this circuit causes the sequence switch 351 to move from its third position into its normal position, or position of rest, by which movement the sequence switch contacts 349, 350.

3.32, 353 and 320 are opened and the contacts 309, 319 and 390 are closed. The closure of the sequence switch contact 390 has established a circuit from the. battery 332, sequence switch contact 390, contact 33.) of the off-normal switch 310, conductor 3'29, release magnet 81, conductor 330, sequence switch contact 331 and ground back to battery. This circuit will be maintained closed, due. to the closure of the contacts 335- of the ollnormal switch, so long as the brush carrier is elevated from its normal position, and energizes the release magnet 81 which thereuponwithdraws its armature 82 from engagement with the teeth 79 upon the sheave 76. The sheave 76 being now free. to revolve, the individual clutch magnet having been heretofore definergized by the opening of the sequence switch contact 327. allows the brush carrier 88 to descend of its own weight until it reaches its bottom or normal position, in which position nals of the'subsi diarv group of terminals selected, with which set of contacts the contact brushes 89, 90 and 91 are now in contact. is. busy. In this case suliicient current from the battery 3L4 at the distant point will not pass through the marginal test relay 342 to energize 1t, this test relay 342 be- 45 individual sequence switch 351 to move into 346 of the test relay 342 will, therefore, re-

6 main retracted and as the sequence switch reaches its second position a circuit will be established from the battery 348, through the sequence switch contact 339, armature 346 and its back contact, conductor 356, conductor 329, release magnet 81, conductor -330, sequence switch contact 341, pulsator 357-and ground back to battery. The operation of the pulsator causes the release mag net 81 to be momentarily energized and immediately thereafter denergized so that the armature 82 is attracted and withdrawn from enga the sheave 6, .but is again immediately released before more than one of the teeth 79 has passed thereunder. These teeth 7 9. are so adjusted that upon the movement of the sheave 76 the distance {of one tooth the brush carrier 88 will descend from a position to cooperate with ione set of contact terminals into position to cooperate and,

make contactwith the next succeeding set of contact terminals therebelow. If now the trunk line connected to this set of contact terminals is also busy the marig inal test relay will remain. deenergized as before and the energizing circuit for the release magnet 81 through the pulsator 357 will remain established. A further vibration of the pulsator 357 will again momentarily energize the release magnet 81.: and cause the contact brushes ,to makecontact with still another set of contact terminals. release and testof the sets of contact terminalswill continue until a set of terminals is tested which is -idle, whereupon sufiicient current will passthrough the marginal test relay 342 to cause it to attract its armature 346 and establish a circuit through its front contact from the battery 348 to cause the The operation of the master clutch mechanism and the speed reducing mecha-- nism with anyother 'of the individual apparatus associated therewith would be precisely the same as with the individual apparatus shown in Fig. 2 and hcreinbefore described, the points 461, 462, 463 and 464 indicating the converging points of the va- 'rious circuits from the several individual mechanisms to the-master mechanisms, and the dotted line :r-a: indicating the division ment with the teeth 79 upon This step by step.

between the master apparatus common to a paratus indifidual to a single selector.

The sequence switch contact 425' closed at all times except when the master sequence switch is in its rest or normal position establishes a circuit, when the relay 427 is deenergized, which passes. from the battery 426, sequence switch contact 425, armature 428 and its backcont'act, conductor 409, op-

erating magnets 178 and 193 of the master sequence switch 451 and groundback to battery. master sequence switch 451 will be moved into its normal or rest position no matter at what point in its operation the circuit was closed and in so moving will restore all of ithelapparatus'associated with it to normal condition. However, to prevent this restoration .under proper working conditions a circuitis provided for the relay 427 from the battery 313, armature 312 and its front contact, conductor 358. sequence switch con tact 325, relay 427 and ground back to bat- Upon the closure of, this circuit the i tery. The relay 427 will therefore be maintaincd energized under normal conditions during the entire operation of the master se quenoe switch 451, but immediately that the master sequence switch completes its cycle of operations, that'is as it is;returning to normal the momentary closure of-the contact 422 causes the individual sequence switch 351 to move out of its first position and thereby opens the contact 325 in the circuit of the relay 427.

The utilidy of the relay 427 and its associatcd circuits is to insure the return of the apparatus both master and individual to normal condition through any abnormal failure ofcurrent over the circuit 301, 302 while selection is in progress. This isaccomplished by having the circuit to the relay 427controlled by' the armature '312 of the relay 311. Should this relay 311. be deenergized at any time during selection, which deiinergization could only be the result of some a normal condition. the retraction of the armature 312 would open the circuit to the relay 427 causing it to restore the master mechanism to normal. same time the armature 312 would close at .its rear contact a circuit from the battery At the 313. armature 312 and its rear contact, conductor 354. sequence contact 320, operating magnets 178 and 193 of the individual sequence switch 351 to ground back to battery. This circuit since the contact 320 is only open when the individual sequence switch is in normal 'or rest position will insure tho'return of the individual r apparatus to normal condition. By these means the failure of current in the circuit indicated as separate wand'independent all those rWhiCli are of like polarity and potential and which are located in the same exvchange'may be,

the same source of current,

I claim- 1. In combination, a plurality of switches each having a movable terminal and a plurality of fixed terminals arranged ihgroups,

a driving means common to said switches, an interrupter actuated by said driving means for governing the movement of said switches, and means whereby said interrupter may be caused to operate once for each set of terminals traversed by said movable-terminalsor once for each terminal traversed; I

2. In combination, a plurality of switches, a power shaft common to said switches, and

governingthe movement of said switches.

3. In combination, a plurality of switches, each having a movable brush, a common driving means for said switches, an individual driving means for each of" said switches, a speed changing mechanism between said common and individual driving means, and an interrupter actuated by said driving means and common to said switches for governing the movement thereof.

4. In combination, a plurality of switches, a power shaft common to said switches, an individual clutch magnet for each of said switches, and an interrupter mountedon said power shaft and common to said switches for governing the thereof.

3. In a selector switch, stationary contacts, movable brushes for traversing said contacts, supports for said brushes, a power device, a common shaft for moving said supports, and speed changing mechanism associated with said power means whereby the relative speed of said shaft to said sup ports may be altered.

In a selector switch, stationary conrush for traversing said contacts, iower shaft, a support for said brush dr ven" .bjgasaid chaligingfmech'amsm connecting said shaft .qto-,saidi support-jwhereby selection is accom lished by 'sepalrate' movements of said =brusr in the, same direction at different speeds. 1 ,60 [L In combination, selector switches, each having stationary contacts and a mova le brush for traversing said contacts, a 0 or nd preferably are, one andan interrupter mounted on said shaft for.

movement ower shaft, and speed device. common to'said switches, an individual driving means for each switch asso-" -ciated with said shaft, and speed changingmechanism associated with said shaft whereby the relative s eed of said brushes to said device'may be a tered.

8. In a selector switch, stationary contacts, movable brushes for traversing s'aid contacts, a power shaft common 'to said brushes, speed changing mechanism and means associated with said shaft whereb the relative speed of a brush to said sha t may be automatically altered during selection.

9. 'In a selector switch,- stationarycontacts, a movable brush for traversing said contacts, a driving means for moving said brush, and mechanism associated with said.

driving means whereby selection may be accomplished. by a pluralityjof separate and distinct stages of movement of said brush in the same-direction at different'speeds.

10. In atel'ephone exchange system, the

. combination with a connecting circuit, of a selector switch having a movable part, a

power shaft arranged to drive said movable part, reducing gearing between said shaft and said movable part, electroma netic means arranged when operated to ren erineffective said reducing gearing, and a sender controlling said electromagnetic means over said connecting circuit.

11. In' a telephone exchange system, the

I combination with a connecting circuit, of a selector switch having a. movable part, power means for driving said movable part, an electroma netic clutch controlling the operative re ation of said power means and said movable part, speed reducing mechanism associated with said power means, electromagnetic means arranged when operated to render said mechanism ineffective, and a sender controlling said clutch and said electromagnetic n'ieans over said connecting circuit. v

12. In combination, a plurality of switches, each having stationary contacts arrangedin groups and a movable brush for traversing said contacts, a power shaft, a common operating shaftfor' said switches, and speed changing mechanism interconnecting said shafts whereby each revolution of said power shaft will cause a brush to travel ovcr a single contact orover a group ofocontacts.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe mynar'ne this 9th day of AugustA. D.,

' EDWARD B. CRAFT.

Witnesses:

ELLA Eonan, VVAL'rEn Fnemtnrcic I-lorrMAN. 

